John Ceramie

John Ceramie was one of three Italian men held in the jail at Tallulah, Louisiana, in 1899. According to a report by Marquis Romano of the Italian Embassy, as carried by the Associated Press, a mob returned to the jail after the first two men had been lynched, took Ceramie, and killed him. The report describes the interval between the earlier killings and his as an element of particular atrocity.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Italian Embassy report, as reported by the Associated Press, says a mob took him from the Tallulah, Louisiana jail and lynched him.

Reported by: Italian Embassy report by Marquis Romano, as reported by the Associated Press.

Source

• New-York Tribune, August 9, 1899, page 1 New-York Tribune, August 9, 1899